The decision to cut Harrington, who opened the 2007 season as the starter, leaves D.J. Shockley as the team's No. 3 quarterback behind rookie starter Matt Ryan and Chris Redman.

Shockley played behind Ryan and threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Brian Finneran for the only touchdown in the Falcons' 10-9 preseason win at Baltimore on Thursday night.

Finneran, who missed the last two seasons with two reconstructive knee surgeries, survived Saturday's cuts.

The Falcons also waived veteran tight end Marcus Pollard, who signed with the team on Aug. 24. The team placed rookie running back Thomas Brown, a former Georgia player, on injured reserve.

"We are pleased about our roster heading into the 2008 season," said general manager Thomas Dimitroff.

"I'm satisfied with the process we went through to get to this point, including ... minicamp, training camp and the preseason," he said. "Our coaching staff did a good job guiding our players over the past five months and I'm very proud of the team our staff put together. I'm looking forward to starting the regular season."

Forney made 89 starts in his seven seasons with the Falcons.

He did not miss a start in three straight seasons from 2004-06 and made 14 starts last season.